Penguin: Scotland's Books

Image commissioned by Penguin Press for the cover of a book called “Scotland's Books” by Andrew Crawford, a history of Scottish Literature. It features a casual, utterly impossible gathering of seven Scottish writers past and present: Louise Welsh, Ali Smith, R L Stevenson, J M Barrie, Robert Burns, Irvine Welsh and Sir Walter Scott.

This image was commissioned by Penguin Press for the cover of Scotland's Books, a history of Scottish Literature by Robert Crawford. It features a casual, timeless gathering of seven Scottish writers past and present: Louise Welsh, Ali Smith, R L Stevenson, J M Barrie, Robert Burns, Irvine Welsh and Sir Walter Scott.

Working drawing

Stages of colored artwork

Finished designs for book cover. The version on the right was chosen for the first edition.